The crime took place on September 10, 2026, in Jelenia Góra. According to the findings of the District Prosecutor’s Office in Jelenia Góra, an 87-year-old resident of the city answered a call from people who introduced themselves as police officers.
The callers convinced the woman that they were conducting operations against a criminal group involved in fraud. They claimed they needed her help. In reality, it was a standard method of extorting money.
The scammers persuaded the elderly woman to hand over cash. Then, following the fraudsters’ instructions, two men came to her home, and the 87-year-old handed them PLN 55,000.
Police detained two suspects
Officers from the Municipal Police Headquarters in Jelenia Góra identified people suspected of involvement in the crime. Two men—residents of Chorzów aged 21 and 36—were detained.
During the search, officers seized money from the suspects which, according to investigators’ findings, came from the fraud committed against the 87-year-old woman.
Investigators also established that the suspects had attempted to defraud at least two other people in a similar manner.
Suspects charged
After their detention, the men were brought to the District Prosecutor’s Office in Jelenia Góra, where they were charged with participating in an organized criminal group intended to commit fraud, as well as with causing the victim, on September 10, 2026, to disadvantageously dispose of property worth PLN 55,000.
Both suspects admitted to the acts of which they were accused and gave explanations.
The alleged offenses are punishable by between six months and eight years in prison.
Two men remanded in custody
At the request of the District Prosecutor in Jelenia Góra, the local court ordered both suspects to be held in temporary custody for three months.
The case is ongoing. The prosecutor’s office and police are determining whether the group is responsible for further frauds and who else may have been involved in the criminal activity.